| Accepted name: |
Iris germanica L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Fleur-de-lis
German Iris
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| French names: |
Iris d'Allemagne
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Iridaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HIRIGE
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
In Italy, E Europe, Morocco, Pakistan, Kashmir, and sporadically in Africa (formerly also in many parts of Europe) cultivated for the rootstock called "orris root" which is officinal and also used in the perfumery and for seasoning. It is still an Ayurvedic drug.(1) |
| Key Characters: |
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